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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Informals Part 4:Shocked by Current Affairs?

1. X was a company
started by 3 PayPal employees. X recently completed 7
years successfully. It is presently one
of the most famous websites and is owned by another company that is the most
famous website in the world. Gimme X & Y

2. Recently a
major techno company lost, X lost a patent lawsuit regarding one of its major
product to another company Y. Gimme X
& Y.

3. X is an
American company that is quite famous for cereal and people usually have it for
breakfast. It recently announced that it is planning to buy another business
from Proctor & Gamble Co. to build its position in global snacks market, X?

4. The song X was
the only song released from the film album because it was supposedly leaked.
Now one of its versions has become a party song for the upcoming Assembly
elections. X? And which state?

5. Connect: Two
and a half men, Anger Management and Wall Street.

6. Which company
said that it would shelve its flagship business that had been its face for over
100 years?

7. Recently an MP
of a foreign country came under heavy criticism for campaigning for a candidate
for elections in an Indian state Name the MP and the Indian state.

8. The ancestral
state of 2 great Indian actors was recently declared as national monument by
the government of another country. Name the country and the two actors.

9._______, Ben,
Giraffe, Santa (HINT: Think ‘SMART’)
FITB

10. Connect Metro
–Goldwyn Mayer and

11. One of the
Greatest Opening batsmen of all time was recently inducted into the ICC hall of
fame. He was presented the honor by an equally famous cricketer. Who? And who
presented him with this award?

12.Some
time ago, the leader of a banned outfit campaigning for the independence of an
Indian state agreed for peace talks with the Centre. Identify the leader, the
outfit and the state.

13.
X was a former Hollywood star known more for his build than for his acting. He
then plunged into politics and rose to the top position in a US state. Recently
it emerged that he had committed adultery and consequently he split from his
wife as well as lost his post in the subsequent elections. Identify X, his post
and the US state.

14.
X is a senior Indian politician. He was formerly the chief minister of an
Indian state, Y. X was then appointed to a top post by the central government.
He was required to give the very first speech to mark India's election to a
powerful body, y, of a world organization. But he committed a major farce in
the very beginning of the speech by reading out the Portuguese representative’s
speech, thus causing embarrassment to India. Identify X, Y

15.
X is a world famous British company with a great heritage. Its field of
business is in a multibillion dollar industry. It has a strong foothold in
India. X was recently purchased by Y, a big American company, as part of Y's
plan to compete with a, a giant Swiss company Z. Identify X,Y,Z..

16.
X was a famous newspaper noted for its straight-faced policy of giving the
public what they wanted, a policy it had followed for nearly 150 years. During
the sixties, it was bought by Y, a person who would later build a huge
multinational company Z. Last year Z was forced to close down X, after X became
the object of investigating and protest due to allegation of unethical methods
employed by some of its employees. X,Y,Z?